In Psalms, chapter forty-two, verse two, water is essential for physical life, so God and His presence are essential for satisfaction and wholeness of life. The believers will hunger and thirst for God and His grace, blessing, and supernatural activity. To stop thirsting for God is to die spiritually. Therefore, we must not allow anything …
In Psalms, chapter forty-one, verse nine, Jesus quoted this verse and applied it to His betrayal by Judas Iscariot, a trusted friend, as in Matthew twenty-six, verses fourteen through sixteen, twenty to twenty-five, and John thirteen, verse eighteen, respectively. The tragic story of Judas, who at the time was in intimate fellowship with Jesus but …
In Psalms, chapter forty-one, verse one, God has concern for the weak and helpless, and He blesses those who show lovingkindness to the needy. Verses one through three expand on the principle, Matthew five, verse seven, “Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.” If we share God’s pity for those in need, we can pray …
In Psalms, chapter forty, verse eight, the New Testament relates to the theme with Hebrews ten, verses five through ten, and quotes verses six to eight of Psalms forty and applies them to Jesus Christ. Verse six speaks of the inadequacy of the old covenant, and verse seven refers to the coming of Christ into …
In Psalms, chapter forty, verse six, the psalmist understood that the sacrifices and symbolic rituals required by God in His law were inadequate by themselves and were no substitute for genuine commitment and obedience from the heart, as in First Samuel fifteen, verse twenty-two, Isaiah one, verses eleven through seventeen, Jeremiah seven, verses twenty-two through …
In Psalms, chapter thirty-nine, verses four through six, David prays that the Lord will help him realize the brief span of his life here on earth, as in verse eleven, Psalms sixty-two, verse nine, Psalms hundred and forty-four, and Job seven, verse seven. The request should be the prayerful concern of every believer. However, God …
In Psalms, chapter thirty-nine, verses one through thirteen, the psalm continues the theme of chapter thirty-eight, for the psalmist is still under the severe chastisement of God. This psalm of David made him realize that it is the Lord who is causing the suffering, “I am consumed by the blow of thine hand,” as in …
In Psalms, chapter thirty-eight, verse twenty-one, the one terrible consequence of wilful sin is the loss of God’s fellowship and the sense of His presence, as in Psalms twenty-two, verse nineteen, Psalms thirty-five, verse twenty-two, and Psalms seventy-one, verse twelve, respectively. It is a grievous and bitter experience to commit wilful sin after knowing the …
In Psalms, chapter thirty-eight, verse three, the psalmist emphasizes two consequences of sinning after knowing the Lord and receiving His mercy of Divine anger and judgment. Teaching that God always forgives and forgets sin without ever chastening the repentant believer is not Biblical teaching. A repentant sinner, experiencing God’s forgiveness, may experience the temporal consequences …
